Due to run as Randwick Race 9 at 4:35pm (AEST), this season’s $1 million Group 1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) runs as the Coolmore Legacy Stakes and features 17 runners after the early scratching Alaskan Rose (11).

Silent Sedition leads the way at $4.60 looking to continue the gun record of favourites in the Queen Of The Turf Stakes results from the past 15 years – 10 saluting in that time including Azkadellia ($2.75) last season.

She comes off a non-traditional lead-up into the weight-for-age mile feature however having won Melbourne’s Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) over a sprint distance at Moonee Valley last time out.

The major rivals shape-up as Chris Waller’s gun filly Foxplay ($6), recent Coolmore Classic winner Heavens Above ($7.50) and the Ron Quinton-trained Dixie Blossoms ($7.50) who will be keen to return to her pet track after two Rosehill runs.

Below we look to uncover value in the markets going over the full Queen Of The Turf Stakes 2017 form guide, betting history and statistical facts.

2017 Queen Of The Turf Stakes Form Facts & Betting Stats

Last year’s Queen Of The Turf Stakes winner was the Ciaron Maher-trained Azkadellia (2016) who came off a Doncaster Mile third, jumped from barrier 8 (of 15) with Damien Oliver riding the favourite to victory

Maher is without a runner this year but the previous Queen Of The Turf Stakes winning trainers represented in 2017 are: David Hayes (12-1-0-0) with #8 Rising Romance ($34) and #11 Jessy Belle ($61); Peter Snowden (8-2-0-0) with #13 Extensible ($41); and John Hawkes (24-4-2-2) with #9 Euro Angel ($31)

Damien Oliver (12-1-1-1) chases back-to-back Queen Of The Turf Stakes wins as a hoop for the first time since Nash Rawiller (2001-12) aboard #18 Oregon’s Day ($26)

Only one of the past 12 Queen Of The Turf Stakes winners finished worse than fourth in the lead-up; this year that rules out #7 Danish Twist, #9 Euro Angel, #10 Elle Lou, #11 Jessy Belle, #12 Abbley Marie, #13 Extensible and #16 Diamond Made from the win

In the last 10 years 5 of the Queen Of The Turf Stakes winners came off a winning lead-up